All Business Jets articles – Page 609
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Raytheon puts BBJ work back on track
Raytheon's Waco, Texas-based completions arm expects its Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) modifications and interiors venture to be back on schedule by the end of the year. Unforeseen "challenges" have put the company seriously behind, according to Steve Hannah, Raytheon's director for widebody aircraft programmes. The company blames the set-back ...
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JetOne talks to potential backer
Small US business jet fractional ownership company JetOne says it is negotiating with a backer interested in taking the programme nationwide. The Waterford, Michigan-based company, which began operations in January last year, has two used Cessna Citation IIs and two more pre-owned aircraft on order. JetOne says it ...
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BBJ tour
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) and Swiss business aircraft operator PrivatAir have begun a five-week tour of Europe and the Middle East, promoting the BBJ. The 28-seat 737-700/800 hybrid is one of three owned by the Geneva-based company. The aircraft has become "the first ever BBJ to be used in private ...
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Delta discusses CRJ order with Bombardier
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Delta Air Lines is discussing a major new order for the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) series and is studying a longer-term requirement for a larger 110-seat class aircraft. Industry sources say the Atlanta, Georgia-based carrier is in talks with Bombardier to order a substantial ...
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Sabre books business jet seats
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Airline ticketing specialist Sabre is to make seats on chartered corporate aircraft available to business travellers in the USA, through flightserv.com's Private Seats programme. Sabre has agreed to provide access to Private Seats through its Internet-based business travel purchasing system, used by more than 350 ...
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Delivery landmark
Pratt & Whitney Canada has delivered the 500th PW305 turbofan to Bombardier to power the Learjet 60 mid-sized business jet. Source: Flight International
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Hawker poised to fly with winglets
Aviation Partners expects to fly a Raytheon Hawker 800 fitted with prototype winglets by mid-year. This follows the successful Gulfstream II upgrade programme, under which 100 aircraft have been retrofitted with the company's patented blended winglets. Joe Clark, chief executive of the Seattle-based company, says winglets should be ...
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Workshop
Lasham, UK-based Triumph Air Repair (Europe) has renewed its three-year agreement with London Gatwick-based GB Airways to maintain its Honeywell GTCP 85 series auxiliary power units on the airline's Boeing 737s. Pan American has begun installing Raisbeck Stage 3 kits on its seven Boeing 727-200s, a combination of upgrading Stage ...
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First Citation CJ1 delivery imminent
Cessna plans to deliver its first Citation CJ1 business jet on 1 April, less than two months after the CitationJet replacement was granted full US certification. The $3.4 million entry-level aircraft features a 90kg (200lb) boost in gross weight compared with the CitationJet, a moderate increase in range, and Rockwell ...
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Customers approve S-26 engine
Safire Aircraft says customer reaction to selection of a previously unknown engine supplier for its S-26 personal jet has been positive. The company is proceeding with plans for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise funds for certification of the aircraft. The West Palm Beach, Florida-based company, which expects ...
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Cathay Pacific order plans take shape
More details about Cathay Pacific Airways' impeding widebody orders have emerged. The airline has a immediate need for more Asia-Pacific capacity, as well as longer term ultra-long haul requirement (Flight International, 14-20 March). According to Cathay corporate development director Antony Tyler, an order will be concluded by mid-May covering ...
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Mergers
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications expects to complete its merger with Comsat early in the third quarter, after the US Congress approved satellite communications reform legislation that clears the way for the privatisation of the Intelsat and Inmarsat satellite networks. The legislation allows US customers to bypass Comsat, which controls access ...
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Aerostar seals funding for FJ-100 turbofan derivative
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Aerostar Aircraft is finalising funding for development of the FJ-100 turbofan-powered derivative of the classic Aerostar piston twin. Idaho-based Aerostar estimates that it needs only $40 million to certificate the six-seat twinjet, says president Steve Speer, because the US Federal Aviation Administration has allowed the ...
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First military A319CJ goes to Italian air force
Julian Moxon/ROME Airbus handed over the first of two A319 Corporate Jetliners (ACJs) to the Italian air force on 7 March, the first entry into military service of an A320 family member. Sales of the ACJ stand at 10 firm orders, with 18 commitments. Orders for the corporate variant ...
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Yak-40 crash blots Russian safety record
A Yakovlev Yak-40 business jet crashed on take-off at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on 9 March, killing the crew of five and its four VIP passengers. The accident occurred days after the Federal Service of Air Transport (FSVT) reported that Russian commercial aviation safety has improved since the mid-1990s. Operated ...
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Aeronavali looks beyond MDC and targets 767s and ATRs for conversion
Andy Nativi/GENOA Aeronavali is expanding its freighter conversion business beyond the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10, with plans to add the Boeing 767 widebody and ATR turboprop to its portfolio. The company, a division of Italian aerospace giant Alenia Aerospazio/Finmeccanica, had long-term links with MDC and holds exclusive original equipment ...
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Jet Aviation GV
Jet Aviation has added a sixth Gulfstream V to its management fleet, taking its total to 140. The new GV will be based in Europe. Source: Flight International
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Learjet supply chain
Bombardier has purchased Optum's supply-chain software to improve the management and control of components at Learjet's Wichita, Kansas, facility. Bombardier's Learjet operations will use Optum's warehouse management software to manage inventory levels and improve the receiving and shipping processes. Source: Flight International
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First production Encore rolls out at Wichita
The first production Cessna Citation Encore light business jet, Model 560, serial number 539, was rolled out of the manufacturer's Wichita, Kansas, assembly facility at the beginning of this month. Certification of the Encore is planned for this quarter, with customer deliveries to follow in the fourth quarter, both later ...
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People
John Ferrie is to head Smiths Industries Aerospace, succeeding Norman Barber who is retiring. Ferrie joins the UK company as executive director on 10 April and takes over aerospace responsibilities from 31 July. He was previously executive vice-president (VP) business operations for Rolls-Royce. Newly formed Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has completed ...